LAWRENCE TURNURE, foreman of Hose Company No. 36, representative
of the company, treasurer of the Firemen's Monument Committee (Greenwood
Cemetery) and late president of the City Bank, was quite an active fireman
in his day. He was a member of the firm of Moses Taylor & Co.

D. LYDIG SUYDAM had a narrow escape from perishing beneath
falling walls at a fire in Eldridge Street near Grand (1840). A stream of
water was being played from the street upon the burning building, and he
was holding the pipe, when the wall fell in, burying several firemen
beneath the ruins. Had the wall fallen outward, Mr. Suydam would have been
mixed up with the debris, no doubt. He lived at No. 40 East Thirty-first
Street, and was a member of Hose Company No. 5.

DANIEL MOONEY was born in the City of New York in 1819, and has
lived in the vicinity of Spring and Varick Streets (Eighth Ward) for over
sixty years. After serving on the Volunteer roll for four years, he joined
Hope Engine Company No. 31, located in West Broadway, in 1841. Mr. Mooney
served seventeen years as a certificate member, during which time he was
assistant foreman for two years, foreman for two years, and representative
for three years. When Hope Hose Company of Philadelphia, one of the
handsomest carriages in that city, visited their namesake, no. 31, foreman
Mooney showed them every attention. Their carriage was placed on
exhibition at the Crystal palace, and Mr. Mooney assumed guardianship of
their "pet" until it was returned to its birthplace. In return
for the courtesy displayed by Mr. Mooney, Hope Hose presented him with a
beautiful model of their apparatus and a set of engrossed resolutions,
handsomely framed.

WILLIAM A. WOODHULL, IN 1847, when twenty-one years old, joined
First Ward Hose Company No. 8. He did duty for three and a half years;
then transferred his allegiance to Oceana Hose, 36, stationed in Madison
Street near Rutgers. At the end of three years' service as foreman Mr.
Woodhull resigned in 1855 to become secretary of the department. The
company presented him with a small but rich and massive rosewood bookcase.
On the top is a gracefully carved hose marriage. A brass plate informs the
reader that the bookcase was "Presented to William A. Woodhull by the
members and honorary members of Oceana Hose Company No. 36, D. Reynolds
Budd, William D. Wade, Henry B. Clapp, W. R. W. Chambers, Alonzo Slote,
committee." He did duty with his company at the Park Theater fire,
the American Museum blaze, and the Harper Bros. conflagration. Mr.
Woodhull was also present in Hague Street a few minutes after the awful
explosion. His resignation as foremen of Hose 36 was followed by his
appointment as secretary of the department. This office he quitted for
that of vice-president. After a year's service as president he left the
Department, retaining, however, his membership in the ball committee,
which he holds to this day.

THOMAS COMAN was born in 1835, and in September, 1856, joined
Eagle Engine Company No. 13. Almost immediately after becoming a member he
was elected secretary and representative, and after serving two years in
those positions, was elected foreman of No. 13 in 1859. He was re-elected
in 1860-'61-'62-'63-'64, and was in command when the curtain fell on the
last act of the Volunteer Department in 1865. During the draft riots in
1863 the members of No. 13, under the direction and command of Mr. Coman,
performed police, military and fire duty, taking under their charge all
the large storehouses in the vicinity of the engine house. This duty was
performed day and night, until the riots were quelled and the city was in
a peaceable condition.

In 1865 the people of the Second Aldermanic District, comprising the
Fourth and sixth Ward, elected Mr.Coman Alderman, and re-elected him in
the years 1867-'69. He was elected alderman-at-large in 1870-'71 and '72,
and president of the board in 1867-'68-'69-'70, and twice in 1871. During
these years he was three times legislated out of office, and on each
occasion his constituency at once returned him to his position. On only
one occasion was there any opposition to his election; at all other times
he was indorsed by all parties. He was supervisor in 1871 and '72. When
John T. Hoffman was elected governor Mr. Coman became acting mayor. In
every position held by Mr. Coman he has displayed untiring energy and
application. Mr. Coman is now connected with the Equitable Life Insurance
Society of this city.

ENOCH C. PENTZ.--Enoch C. Pentz was born in 1822, and for
several years was a Volunteer with Knickerbocker Engine No. 12. He was an
early member of Southwark Engine Company No. 38, and served over seven
years with the company. He was elected assistant foreman in 1843. His
record in the company was a fine one. Mr. Pentz belongs to one of the
oldest families in New York. The cooperage establishment, No. 2 Gouverneur
Lane, where he now carries on business, has been occupied by members of
his family for over one hundred years.

THOMAS DUNLAP commenced his fire duty as a volunteer with
"Black Joke" Engine Company No. 33, located in Gouverneur Street
(the same house was subsequently occupied by "Big Six"), and
after serving his apprenticeship was elected a member of the company in
1838.Four Dunlap brothers were members, viz.: Thomas, James,
Samuel and William. Samuel as assistant foreman of the company at one
period. In 1844, when C. V. Anderson was chief engineer, there was to be a
great "Polk and Dallas" celebration and parade, and several fire
companies had signified their intention to join in the Democratic jubilee.
The chief engineer warned them against such a proceeding, and informed
them that any company disregarding his command would be disbanded. Engine
Companies Nos. 15 and 33 vowed they would turn out, and they did, and the
chief kept his work, and both companies were disbanded. This closed Mr.
Dunlap's career as an active fireman. During his service he had many
narrow escapes, and on one occasion was run over by the engine and picked
up for dead.

One of the most celebrated public houses in the United States was the
"Pewter Mug," located in Frankfort Street, next door to old
Tammany Hall (now the Sun Building). Thomas Dunlap was the
proprietor, and during his popular management he received as friends and
visitors the most distinguished men of the period. The highest officials
of the country were in the habit of making the "Pewter Mug" the
Mecca of their political pilgrimage. In the rooms of this out-of-the-way
tavern names were made or unmade, the laurel crown was placed upon or
snatched from the brows of aspiring statesmen, and now a nomination for
governor, congressman, state legislature, or city or county office could
be made unless the sanction of the "Pewter Mug" was first
obtained. But Mr. Dunlap retired from the business, and the glory departed
from this spot forever. When William F. Havemeyer was mayor, he appointed
Mr. Dunlap to the responsible position of mayor's marshal. Sheriff
Davidson secured Mr. Dunlap as a deputy, and several succeeding sheriffs
retained him, appreciating his valuable services. Mr. Dunlap was one of
the Commissioners of Emigration, as member of the Common Council in
1854-'55, deputy naval officer under the administration of Franklin Pierce
and James Buchanan, deputy collector of city revenue under Comptrollers
Flagg and Hawes, collector of city revenues many years when nearly all
moneys belonging to the city passed safely through his hands, and
commissioner of jurors for several years, in which position he secured the
hearty commendation of all the judges in the city. He was a delegate to
almost every National, State or County convention that has occurred for
the past fifty years, and for forty-six years was on either the young or
old men's Tammany Hall committee, a longer continuous term than any living
man. Mr. Dunlap was the intimate friend and confidant of Governor Horatio
Seymour. When the presidential contest was waging between Lincoln and
McClellan, and it became necessary to secure an honest, trustworthy
commissioner to distribute and collect the New York soldiers' vote, Thomas
Dunlap was selected. He faithfully discharged the duty, and was the only
one who brought the vote to New York City. He takes his title of colonel
from his position on Governor Seymour's staff, and also his commission
from Brigadier-General Spinola.

DANIEL DONOVAN was born in the Fourth Ward of the City of New
York in the year 1830, and began life as a printer in the office of the Journal
of Commerce. He joined Eagle engine No. 13, of which the well-known
fireman, John Baulch, was foreman, but his first service in the company
only covered a period of four months, when, on account of some internal
discord, he resigned, and immediately joined Fulton Engine Company No. 21,
serving until the early part of 1852, when he rejoined No. 13. He was
elected assistant foreman in 1852, and foremen in 1853-'54-'55. In 1857,
when Harry Howard was elected chief engineer causing a vacancy in the
Board of Engineers, it was filled by the election of Mr. Donovan. His
attention to rules so pleased the department that at two consecutive
elections he was re-elected, leading all other candidates. In 1860 Chief
Decker appointed Mr. Donovan foreman of the Corporation Yard--an office
which he held until the time of his death, which occurred in August, 1862.

WILLIAM H. LANDERS was born in New York City in 1825, and joined
Star Hose Company No. 34, then located at Tenth Street and Avenue D, on
August 27, 1849, and served seven months, when he resigned and joined Live
Oak Engine Company No. 44. He remained with No. 44 until September 29,
1865, and during his service was foreman for one year and representative
for three years. On the date last mentioned the Volunteer Department went
out of existence, and the same day Mr. Landers became a member of the
Metropolitan Fire Department. He was made assistant captain November 15,
1865, and captain of Engine Company 39 December 24, 1870. He is at present
captain of Engine Company No. 42, located in Fulton Avenue, between One
Hundred and Sixty-seventh and One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Streets (Morrisania).
Mr. Landers's fire service covers a period of nearly forty years without a
break, and to-day he is hale and heart, and apparently able to survive
forty years more of the hard work he has endured.

Two items of gallantry to Mr. Landers' credit must be mentioned, both
occurring in 1858. The first was at a fire in Sixth Street, between
Avenues B and C, in a building adjoining what was known as Jones's
Brewery. A mother and two children had been left on the third story, and
their position was perilous in the extreme, when Mr. Landers placed a
ladder in position and succeeded in rescuing the family. The other event
took place in Eighth Street, Between Avenues B and C, when two children
had been cut off from escape in a rear room on the third story of the
burning building. Foreman Landers mounted a ladder at the front of the
house, crawled through the window, and, though nearly suffocated, reached
the panic-stricken group and bore them to the window, where willing hands
were waiting to receive them.

LEWIS P. TIBBALS was born in Milford, Connecticut, in 1832. His
ancestors were among the original settlers of the place, their names being
on the State records in 1640. One of them married a beautiful Indian
maiden, consequently Mr. Tibbals claims to be a genuine native American.
The "Charter Oak" is no better known in Milford than the old
family name of Tibbals.

Lewis P. Tibbals came to this city at a tender age, and joined
Southwark Engine Company No. 38 in 1853. He was an ardent worker in the
company. One night in 1854 the "Pearl Street House," in Pearl
Street, between old Slip and Coenties Slip, was discovered to be on fire.
Mr. Tibbals had the pipe of Southwark on the roof of the tall six-story
building, when the engineer, deeming the position unsafe, ordered the pipe
down. The smoke was dense, and as Mr. Tibbals was striving to obey the
order he became bewildered, stumbled and fell from the dizzy height. He
was missed in a short time, search being made, was found between the hotel
and adjoining building. He was conveyed insensible to the New York
Hospital, but in six days was discharged, lame of course, suffering only
from the effects of shock and a sprained ankle. Few firemen have had a
more wonderful escape.